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Recent articles about Scott Goodyearen-usHighlights from the 79th running of the Indianapolis 500 RACE: 79th Indianapolis 500 DATE: May 28, 1995 WINNER: Jacques Villeneuve AVERAGE SPEED: 153.616 mph WHAT HAPPENED: Villeneuve won in his second start in controversial fashion. Scott Goodyear was the leader with 10 laps remaining but he passed the pace car in the fourth turn before a restart. Goodyear was given a penalty, which he refused to serve. Officials stopped scoring him on lap 195 and Villeneuve was handed the lead. Villeneuve had his own issues that day and was penalized two laps for passing the pace car during a caution period early in the race. Strategy and luck got him back on the lead lap. NOTABLE: Stan Fox crashed on the opening lap and suffered career-ending head injuries. Team Penske cars had dominated the year before but failed to even qualify for the race as defending Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was too slow and Emerson Fittipaldi was bumped from the field. Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrated its 50th anniversary of the Hulman/George family owning the facility, and track operator Tony G05 May 2016 17:51:15 -0400http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/highlights_from_the_79th_running_of_the_indianapolis_500/s1_13180_20851024
http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/highlights_from_the_79th_running_of_the_indianapolis_500/s1_13180_20851024Highlights from the 79th running of the Indianapolis 500http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/highlights_from_the_79th_running_of_the_indianapolis_500/s1_13180_20851024http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngHighlights from the 76th running of the Indianapolis 500 RACE: 76th Indianapolis 500 DATE: May 24, 1992 WINNER: Al Unser Jr. AVERAGE SPEED: 134.477 mph WHAT HAPPENED: Unser had a thrilling battle with Scott Goodyear in the closing laps and held on by 0.043 seconds for the closest finish in Indy history. Unser, driving for Galles-Kraco Racing, became the first second-generation driver to win the Indy 500 and the third member of the Unser family to win the race. It was a crash-filled race from the start as pole-sitter Roberto Guerrero crashed on the pace lap and 13 cars were ultimately eliminated during crashes. NOTABLE: Michael Andretti led 160 laps and had a 30-second lead in the debut of the Ford Cosworth XB engine when his fuel pump failed with 11 laps remaining. Nelson Piquet suffered serious leg injuries in a crash during practice, while Pancho Carter and Hiro Matsushita were both injured in their own crashes. Jovy Marcelo, a rookie, was fatally injured in a practice session. The race marked the final Indy 500 for A. J. Foyt, Rick Mears, Tom Sneva and Gordon J02 May 2016 10:06:26 -0400http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/highlights_from_the_76th_running_of_the_indianapolis_500/s1_13180_20825212
http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/highlights_from_the_76th_running_of_the_indianapolis_500/s1_13180_20825212Highlights from the 76th running of the Indianapolis 500http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/highlights_from_the_76th_running_of_the_indianapolis_500/s1_13180_20825212http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngVICS: Celebrate the history of the Indy 500 at the 2016 AutoShowTORONTO, ONT. (Feb. 4, 2016) — For more than a century, every Memorial Day weekend in the United States has seen open-wheel cars racing 500 miles around a 2.5-mile oval track known as “The Brickyard.”
This annual event — which took a break during both World Wars — has become so synonymous with motor sports that the host city shares its nickname with both the race and race series that will this year be running the 100th installment of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
To celebrate this milestone, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum is bringing six cars from its collection to the 2016 Canadian International AutoShow.
“The Indy 500 is not only iconic in the world of motor sports, but it has transcended into pop culture,” says Betsy Smith, Executive Director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation. “Who hasn’t heard in some form or another the traditional opening command to ‘Start your engines’? We are excited to be coming to the Canadian International AutoShow to help 04 Feb 2016 15:44:48 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/vics_celebrate_the_history_of_the_indy_500_at_the_2016_autoshow/s1_8734_20290075
http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/vics_celebrate_the_history_of_the_indy_500_at_the_2016_autoshow/s1_8734_20290075VICS: Celebrate the history of the Indy 500 at the 2016 AutoShowhttp://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/vics_celebrate_the_history_of_the_indy_500_at_the_2016_autoshow/s1_8734_20290075http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngIndyCar Series Season Opens on ABC from St. PetersburgWith fans of the series eagerly awaiting some racing to kick off the new year, the Verizon IndyCar Series season will launch with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this weekend on the Florida city’s picturesque street circuit.
ABC will have a live telecast of the event on Sunday, March 29, with pre-race at 3 p.m. ET and the green flag at 3:37 p.m. The 110-lap race will be run on a 14-turn, 1.8-mile temporary racing circuit that includes St. Petersburg city streets as well as part of an airport.
The race will mark the competition debut of the Verizon IndyCar Series’ new-look race cars, with the Chevrolet and Honda-powered machines carrying unique aerodynamic kits designed to not only enhance performance but also to distinguish different cars.
Lead announcer Allen Bestwick will be joined in the booth for analysis by former series drivers Scott Goodyear andEddie Cheever, with Goodyear starting his 14th season as an analyst and Cheever his eighth. The coverage team at St.25 Mar 2015 17:06:46 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/indycar_series_season_opens_on_abc_from_st_petersburg/s1_10525_18519749
http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/indycar_series_season_opens_on_abc_from_st_petersburg/s1_10525_18519749IndyCar Series Season Opens on ABC from St. Petersburghttp://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/indycar_series_season_opens_on_abc_from_st_petersburg/s1_10525_18519749http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngBestwick back with ABC in 2015Ticking off the multitude of storylines associated with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Allen Bestwick might have lobbied for a larger broadcast window on ABC.Bestwick enters his second year as the chief announcer, with former Indy car drivers Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever Jr. returning as analysts. Jon Beekhuis, Dr. Jerry Punch and Rick DeBruhl will be the pit reporters.ABC will telecast the season opener March 29 (3 p.m. ET) along with four other races and both days of Indianapolis 500 qualifications.An introduction and explanation of the new aerodynamic bodywork kits supplied by Chevrolet and Honda - how they work, to what benefit on the street circuit and how teams adapt -- will be among the elements that the network team will convey to the TV audience."How does it impact the overall race? Who's going to win and why? Does one have a half-inch over the other on a particular course or particular configuration?" said Bestwick, who along with Goodyear took in the Promoter 17 Mar 2015 15:51:47 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/bestwick_back_with_abc_in_2015/s1_10525_18473639
http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/bestwick_back_with_abc_in_2015/s1_10525_18473639Bestwick back with ABC in 2015http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/bestwick_back_with_abc_in_2015/s1_10525_18473639http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngBeekhuis Returns to ESPN as IndyCar pit reporterVeteran motorsports broadcaster Jon Beekhuis has joined ESPN’s team as a pit reporter for telecasts of the Verizon IndyCar Series on ABC in 2015.
Beekhuis, Dr. Jerry Punch and Rick DeBruhl will be pit reporters for ABC’s telecasts of the Indianapolis 500 and four other Verizon IndyCar Series races as well as two days of Indianapolis 500 qualifying. Other members of the telecast team will be lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick and analysts Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever.
ABC will televise the opening race of the season in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m. ET and will air the Indianapolis 500 for the 51st consecutive year on May 24.
During more than 25 years of motorsports broadcasting, Beekhuis has often appeared on ESPN and ABC motorsports coverage, including working two IndyCar races as a pit reporter in 2008 and as analyst during telecasts of the former Champ Car World Series in 2007. His first television work was in 1989, while he was still an active 16 Mar 2015 15:20:23 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/beekhuis_returns_to_espn_as_indycar_pit_reporter/s1_10525_18464228
http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/beekhuis_returns_to_espn_as_indycar_pit_reporter/s1_10525_18464228Beekhuis Returns to ESPN as IndyCar pit reporterhttp://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/beekhuis_returns_to_espn_as_indycar_pit_reporter/s1_10525_18464228http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngTracking the Short Tracks: Peterborough Speedway Mini Stock Donovan PriceLast year, Donovan Price had a successful season competing on the Legends division across Ontario while raising money for Breast Cancer. However, this year the veteran shifts gears as he will be competing in the Mini Stock division at Peterborough Speedway this summer.
While preparations continue with his mini stock and his brother’s thunder car, Donovan took on the 15 questions.
1. How’d you get started in racing?
I have always liked racing and in grade 6, I was at a racing school with my dad and Scott Goodyear and Ron Fellows where there. I got to shift gears in a Porsche with Scott and went out for a ride in a trans-am with Ron. Growing up, my brother and I always had dirt bikes or field cars and I guess that what got me hooked. When Dan started racing, after his first year, I decided to give oval a try and have been hooked ever since.
2. First racing memory
First racing memory was how excited I was when I bought my first thunder car.
3. If you could be sponsored by any beverage, which 14 Apr 2014 14:00:06 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/tracking_the_short_tracks_peterborough_speedway_mini_stock_donovan_price/s1_8734_16269367
http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/tracking_the_short_tracks_peterborough_speedway_mini_stock_donovan_price/s1_8734_16269367Tracking the Short Tracks: Peterborough Speedway Mini Stock Donovan Pricehttp://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/tracking_the_short_tracks_peterborough_speedway_mini_stock_donovan_price/s1_8734_16269367http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngCheever expanding role to all 6 ABC IndyCar racesFormer Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever will expand his role as analyst for all six of ABC's IndyCar races this season.
Cheever has been an ESPN analyst since 2008 but primarily worked only the Indianapolis 500. He'll join lap-by-lap announcer Marty Reid and analyst Scott Goodyear for all six IndyCar Series races on ABC.
Also, ESPN SportsCenter anchor Lindsay Czarniak has been selected host for Indianapolis 500 telecast. ABC is televising the ''Greatest Spectacle in Racing'' for the 49th consecutive year, and Czarniak will be the first woman to host the telecast.
ESPN's IndyCar crew also includes pit reporters Rick DeBruhl, Jamie Little and Vince Welch. Dr. Jerry Punch is a fourth pit reporter during the Indianapolis 500.24 Apr 2013 10:27:04 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/cheever_expanding_role_to_all_6_abc_indycar_races/s1_8864_13471399
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